The draw ceremony for the French Open 2012 happened yesterday. Here is the official men’s singles and women’s singles draws from the official French Open website linked here.
Rafael Nadal and Li Na were there for the official ceremony.
Tommy Haas entered French Open 2012 Mens Singles Qualifying as the number 11 seed. Tommy has always been strong on clay and he has performed amazingly well to progress to the French Open 2012 Main Draw. Tommy just won his final round of single qualifying over Ivan Navarro of Spain 6-4 6-1.
Bad luck for Gael, missing his home tournament. The official press release from Roland Garros states:
Gaël Monfils withdraws from the tournament
Suffering from a right knee injury, Gaël Monfils will be unable to compete this year in the French Open at Roland-Garros.
He will have to rest for at least three weeks before playing again.
The French player will be replaced in the men’s singles final draw by a lucky loser.
I hope you recover in time for Wimbledon Gael.
Roger Federer is already at Roland Garros practicing ahead of the French Open 2012 start next week.
Roger Federer is ready!
I am excited to be in Paris for Roland Garros. I just finished my hit and am walking past the wall with all the players signatures who have played on center court.
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2012 French Open on ESPN2 & ESPN2 HD
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | |
| Sun, May 27 – Fri, June 1 | 5 – 10 a.m. | Early Round Action | Live |
| Mon, June 4 | 5 – 10 a.m. | Round of 16 | Live |
| Tue, June 5 | 1 – 7 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Live & Same-day action |
| Wed, June 6 | 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Live |
| Thur, June 7 | 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Women’s Semifinals | Live |
2012 French Open on ESPN3
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | |
| Sun, May 27 – Fri, June 1 | 5 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Early Round Action | Live |
| Mon, June 4 | 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. | Round of 16 | Live |
| Tue, June 5 | 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Live |
| Wed, June 6 | 5 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Live |
| Thur, June 7 | 5 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Men’s Doubles SemisWomen’s Semifinals | Live |
Here is what Victoria Azarenka will be wearing at the 2012 French Open at Roland Garros. This Nike dress is going to look amazing up against the clay backdrop.
This is what former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki will wear to the 2012 French Open:
I like the color of the dress, and I think that it will look really good with a red clay background. Good luck to Caroline at Roland Garros!
This is what former world No. 1 Serena Williams is going to wear at this year’s French Open:
The pink/purple dress could be an option too, but the mint green dress is more likely to be seen.
These dresses look really cool to me, and I think that they are bright and memorable. Serena should look good in either of these, and I hope she goes a long way at Roland Garros.
Sorry for my previous post about the dress… I got it wrong. Anyway, here is Maria Sharapova’s 2012 French Open dress:
I like the serious dark color, although I wouldn’t have minded something bright and colorful. Overall, this looks good and comfortable, and I hope Masha will play well, and maybe even win, in this dress!
Four-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters will not play the French Open held in Paris, France due to still needing recovery from a hip surgery.
The 28-year-old, previously stating that she will end her career after this season, has been suffering from ankle and hip injuries for a while now. Clijsters admitted to having an injury after being defeated by Yanina Wickmayer in the Sony Ericsson Open last month.
The Belgian has also stated that she will mainly focus on the grass-court season that comes after the clay-court season, which includes Wimbledon and the Olympic Games.
Good luck to getting better and playing well again, Kim!
Gustavo Kuerten has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Guga was the French Open champion in 1997, 2000 and 2001. Guga was one of my favourite players of all time.. he had such a relaxed forehand and backhand and a very funny grunt.
The 2012 class will be inducted on July 14.
This is what Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will wear at the 2012 French Open, where Rafa will try to win his 7th French Open title!!
This is what former World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic will wear at the 2012 French Open!
I love watching Roger Federer hitting amazing shots. Here is an old shot that I came across recently.
Tennis has many tournaments in each season or year, but there are only four tournaments that mean the most to players who desire praise. The four Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open, the French Open, the Championships Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open. Let me tell you a little bit about the history of each of these four glorious events of tennis. First up, the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open. It has been played in seven different locations since 1905, when it was first played on grass. In 1988, the surface changed to hard courts, and the location of the Grand Slam stayed permanently in Melbourne, Australia. And here is a twist: the Australian Open was not even a Grand Slam until 1924! Since this tournament is played in the summertime of the southern hemisphere, there is a extreme-heat policy, since the temperatures can reach dangerous levels that could harm players.
Next up is the French Open, also known as Roland Garros, which is played in the city of love: Paris, France. This event has been played in four different venues since it started in 1891, (1897 for the women), and it was not official a Grand Slam tournament until 1925, when it was known as the French Championships. The French Open played on clay, is usually played around the end of May, and carries on for two weeks, just like all of the other Grand Slam tournaments. There was talk in 2010 about the French Open venue, as it was thought as being too small, and there was talk that it would be played in a bigger venue, but the rumors were put to a halt when the French Tennis Federation decided to keep the venue and build bigger stadiums, as well as build a roof on the main stadium.
The third Grand Slam of the year is quite special, as it is played on grass that is mowed down to a length on 8 millimeters! This event is called The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, and is played in Wimbledon, London, England. Here are some cool facts about this Grand Slam: it is sometimes called SW19, because that is the post code of the area where Wimbledon’s venue is, which is the All England Club; the event started all the back at 1877; and Wimbledon was not played twice in its history, due to the outbreak of Word War I and Word War II. Wimbledon has had a roof since 2009, when it was decided that at least one court, the main stadium, should have a roof due to the annual rain reports at the tournament.
The last Grand Slam of the year is the U.S. Open, which is held in the Big Apple: New York, USA. Some fun facts about it are that it was first held in 1881 the state of Rhode Island; the U.S. Open has been played on three different surfaces, grass, then clay, then hard, in its history; it is held every year for two weeks, with one week before the Labor Day weekend, and one week after; and the main stadium of the venue is Arthur Ashe Stadium, which is the largest outdoor tennis-only stadium in the world!
The Grand Slams have a great history behind them, and that is why the history of these great tournaments is well worth knowing!
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Li Na has become the first Chinese Grand Slam champion in tennis history, after she bested Italian defending champion Francesca Schiavone in straight sets to capture the French Open title.
Na defeated Schiavone with a tough score of 6-4 7-6(0). Schiavone hit a backhand long to give Na the victory that would put her name into history.
“Today is the dream come true,” Li said shortly after the trophy presentation. “Like I was a young player, I want be the Grand Slam champion. But today. . . Someone saying I’m getting old. So, you know, the old woman like the dream come true. Not easy.”
Congratulations Na!
Rafael Nadal has won his 6th French Open Mens Singles title by defeating Roger Federer in todays final.
Nadal started off very strong with Roger hanging in their nicely. Nadal scrapped through the first two sets and then in the third set Roger looked out of sorts, but when it got to 5-5 he played an amazing game and then held to win the set 7-5.
However, in the fourth set Roger had break point opportunities in the first game, but wasnt able to convert. After this it seemed like Nadal just got an extra burst of energy that Roger didnt have. Nadal finally won the fourth set 6-1.
Congrats to Rafa!
Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer 7-5 7-6 5-7 6-1.
Here is a quick look inside the stringers world at a Grand Slam event. At Roland Garros and other Grand Slam events stringers have to do at the very least 38 racquets per day and they all need to be perfect.
